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The Public Action Center will provide organizations with the web-based software they need to frame, organize and facilitate &quot;actions&quot;--communication from an organizations' constituents to government and/or corporate actors. The software should also track the constituents' communications so the sponsoring organization can measure the effectiveness of the action.
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Basic Functionality:
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&lt;li&gt;allows constituents to register, giving personal information&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;allows an organization to create email lists of their constituents according to various criteria, and email these constituents &quot;action alerts&quot;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;enables an organization to design &quot;actions&quot; that are displayed on their website&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;lookup any information needed to determine the contact information for the recipient of the action&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;format and process the constituents' action communications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;provide the organization with statistics and useful information about the actions&lt;/li&gt;
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